Mitosis- lecture #13 Flashcards
what is the function of cell division?
to divide one parent cell into two identical daughter cells
what is mitosis important for?
tissue repaire
what type of cell does mitosis occur in?
eukaryotes
is cell division accurate?
highly accurate and highly complex process
what happens when HIV replicates?
trainwreck
it brings its own enzyme and therefore is not accurate at replicating
HIV changes so much because the virus isnt the same from 1 day to the next
what is used instead of mitosis in prokaryotes?
binary fission
what is a genome?
total cellular DNA content
what is a plasmid?
contains non-essential genes
small circular piece of DNA
(in addition to the bacterial chromosome)
what is the formation of DNA in eukaryotes?
many linear DNA molecules
how long is the genomic DNA in humans?
2 meters organized into chromosomes (250, 000x cell diameter)
how many chromosomes do humans have? how many chromosomes do dogs have?
humans: 46
dogs: 78
dogs have more because they’re given more from mom and dad
why do dogs have more chromosomes then humans?
the increase in chromosomes doesn’t complicate the complexity of a chromosome
what do eukaryotes have to be able to do to replicate this DNA?
must be able to replicate DNA
must be able to separate into 2 equal daughter cells
what are chromosomes?
DNA and proteins in a complex called a chromosome
what do proteins do on chromosomes?
allow the maintenance of cell structure
assist with DNA function
keeps the DNA structure highly ordered
what does DNA consist of?
100s-1000s of genes
what do genes do?
specify an individuals traits
what is chromatin?
DNA + protein = chromatin
varied degrees of condensation
what are the 2 categories of human cells?
somatic cells
gametes
what are somatic cells?
body cells
how many chromosomes are in a somatic cell? where are they located?
46 chromosomes
located in the nucleus
how many pairs of somatic cells do humans have? where are they from?
23 pairs
one version from mom and one version from dad
what are gametes?
sex cells (used for reproduction)
how many chromosomes do gametes have?
23 chromosomes